@article{fdi:010096411,
  title = {{L}inking energy service access and human capabilities to assess energy justice in the rural {S}ahel},
  author = {{K}a, {M}. and {C}hamarande, {T}h{\'e}o and {L}oireau, {M}aud and {N}diaye, {A}. and {P}illot, {B}enjamin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}ahel covers more than 3 {M} km2; across eleven countries and accounts for only one-tenth of the world's per capita energy consumption, yet it remains largely unexplored in the energy justice literature. {E}nergy justice offers a suitable analytical framework for studying disparities in energy access and assessing corresponding public policies. {H}owever, apprehending the real benefits of energy related infrastructures (e.g., electric grid, roads, telecommunications network) requires to go beyond access to new energy carriers. {W}e thus propose to enrich the energy justice framework by considering (1) access to energy services and (2) the capability-based theory of human well-being. {D}rawing on field observations and interviews in rural {S}enegal, we show that (1) benefits from new infrastructures still remain unevenly distributed: though opening up rural areas and providing local populations with new energy services, specific communities (e.g., semi-nomadic, low-income) are often left aside; (2) social tensions may arise locally due to resource management, as new or more productive energy services become available. {W}e conclude that energy policies should not only focus on infrastructures (regional energy access), but also consider the corresponding end-use equipment (local energy service access), the heterogeneity of populations' practices and lifestyles, and the potential side effects of energy policies on other sectors.},
  keywords = {{S}ahel ; {E}nergy justice ; {E}nergy services ; {H}uman well-being ; {E}nergy access ; {R}ural areas ; {SENEGAL} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {SAHEL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {6518 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2026},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-026-35568-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096411},
}